Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
3.4 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
2.9 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
51st
Tuvalu rank
54th

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.4 people per square kilometre against 2.9 people per square kilometre in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.5 people per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Tuvalu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 51st and Tuvalu ranks 54th of 171 countries.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 1.86 people per square kilometre 18.27 people per square kilometre 16.41 people per square kilometre Tuvalu
2010s 2.68 people per square kilometre 9.82 people per square kilometre 7.15 people per square kilometre Tuvalu
2020s 3.28 people per square kilometre 3.93 people per square kilometre 0.649 people per square kilometre Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.4 people per square kilometre against 2.9 people per square kilometre in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
0.5 people per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 51st and Tuvalu ranks 54th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 3,958 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.